Harlem residents rally against real estate professionals’ renaming part of Harlem “SoHa.” They argue it’s an attempt to erase Harlem’s black history, offensive to the people who built the community, and harms an already valuable brand.

An estimated $340 million in cuts to the already underfunded New York City Housing Authority could extinguish one of the last hopes for affordable housing in a city that has failed to contain widening income gaps.

A neighbor of the rapper Biggie Smalls, top right, watched his funeral procession pass in 1997 as mourners lined the streets near the building on St. James Place where Biggie once lived.Mark Lennihan/Associated Press

Marisol Alcantara, a Democrat, represents District 31 in the New York Senate. Her membership in a rogue Democratic group , the Independent Democratic Conference, has led to multiple protests in her district. Alexandra Moreo/NYT Institute

Soon after being elected to the New York Senate from District 31, Marisol Alcantara joined the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of breakaway Democrats whose presence in Albany gives Republicans the majority power. The senator remains unbothered by critics.

Victoria Pannell, 17, center, sits between her friends before a recent community get-together. A student at Democracy Prep Charter High School, she is earning a reputation for her activism in her community.Maria Alejandra Cardona/NYT Institute

From left: Daisy Batista, 16, Jeremy Rosario, 17, Kenny Selsky, 15, and Jacob Morales, 16, are Upward Bound students from the Bronx. Daisy said she wants to study criminal justice and psychology. “Now I know I can do everything,” she said about her experience in the program.Briana Erickson/NYT Institute

The Upward Bound programs at Columbia and Fordham, which help low-income students prepare for college, have lost more than $1.2 million in federal aid, and their fate lies in the crosshairs of Washington.

James Baldwin’s essence, spirit and paper legacy can now be found in 77 boxes at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Harlem community is still finding ways to go beyond the books and learn about the writer and the man

In the shadow of the Apollo, Harlem’s oft-forgotten Victoria Theater is getting an encore, as the centerpiece of a $178 million redevelopment. Although only the facade and lobby will remain, the old building still has stories to tell.

Stanley Griffin and Shavonne Honor, an advocate for those facing housing crises, are fighting to have Mr. Griffin stay in the home he shared with his mother for many years. New York City is looking to provide more tenants with legal representation in housing courts. Maria Alejandra Cardona/NYT Institute

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Black parents and children talk about the discrimination they and others have faced for wearing their hair natural. “We were discriminated because of our skin color, don’t let it be about hair now,” a stylist said.

Charlie, 27, has been dancing at Sin City, a strip club in the South Bronx, for the last four years. “I enjoy the dancing,” she said. “I just feel that this dance is portrayed in the wrong way.” Adriana Loureiro Fernández/NYT Institute

New York’s Cabaret Law, passed during Prohibition in 1926, prohibits dancing in locations without a cabaret license. Out of over 25,000 bars and restaurants, only about 100 have licenses, many of which were distributed almost 100 years ago.

El Maestro, a boxing school in Morrisania, the Bronx, is part of the "Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies" program. It’s used by some Family Court judges in the Bronx as an alternative to incarceration.Adriana Loureiro Fernández/NYT Institute

Taxi medallions were once worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and could be used to leverage loans for things like home purchases or college tuition. But now the owners of those medallions are struggling to make ends meet.

A new affordable housing building for seniors, formerly known as Draper Hall at East Harlem’s Metropolitan Hospital Center, is accepting applications for 51 apartments, with a preference for East Harlem residents. Maria Alejandra Cardona/NYT Institute

A former dormitory for nurses that has been vacant since it was damaged in Hurricane Sandy will soon reopen as apartments for the elderly, expanding housing for a population struggling to pay skyrocketing rents.

Maria Lopez, 48, works as a cashier at Mini Market, a corner store where the workers knows their customers by name.
"Bodegas around here are like a social club," said one customer, Jose Challas, 59.Alexandra Moreo/NYT Institute

Leer en español The streets of Washington Heights are filled with bodegas, small grocery stores usually owned by Latino families, some for generations. The Spanish word “bodega” can be interpreted as cellar, pantry or grocery store, among other things. In the quickly shifting neighborhood, some bodega owners say turning a profit becomes tougher each year. […]

Students at The New York Times Student Journalism Institute take a tour of The New York Times Building on their first day of the program. The building was designed by the architect Renzo Piano, who used top to bottom glass as a symbol of transparency. Adriana Loureiro Fernández/NYT Institute